# ID this piece of opera music (maybe)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 4, 2003, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-piece-of-opera-music-maybe/211318 "2003-11-04T10:36:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Short\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Short\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Short_Guy)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-piece-of-opera-music-maybe/211318/1 "2003-11-04T10:36:13Z")

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I’m curious about the music playing during [this flash animation](http://www.rathergood.com/vid/) on [rathergood.com](http://rathergood.com). I’ve never heard it before, but it sounds like something halfway between “actual” opera music and something Ennio Morricone could have written (although it sounds like it’s in Russian). Also, it morphs rather seamlessly into a techno beat, which makes me wonder if it was intended like this. Does anyone know what piece it is?

Also, for those who watched the whole thing, the eery music at the end sounds very familiar: any ideas?

And, while we’re at it, for those who speak the language: what is he singing about?

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**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-piece-of-opera-music-maybe/211318/2 "2003-11-04T11:24:38Z")

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From the [faq](http://www.rathergood.com/faq/)

The tunes were: Cossack Patrol by Ivan Rebroff, Tanz Bruderchen by Hyperactive and Version by DMX Krew.

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**Author:** ![Short\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Short\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Short_Guy)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-piece-of-opera-music-maybe/211318/3 "2003-11-04T12:46:18Z")

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:smack:

I can’t believe I missed the faq. Colour me stupid.

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**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-piece-of-opera-music-maybe/211318/4 "2003-11-04T14:05:22Z")

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Thanks for getting me to give up several minutes of my life watching that animation. I’ll be committing suicide now.

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**Author:** ![Short\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Short\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Short_Guy)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-piece-of-opera-music-maybe/211318/5 "2003-11-04T15:56:15Z")

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Seriously? I rather liked it myself.